George Strait is mourning the loss of a pioneer in the world of Texas country music. On Monday (May 12), he shared a ...

Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican American country star, who sang in both English and Spanish and wrote 1970s hits including “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” — about a forlorn hitchhiker trying to ...

Mexican music and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,' the late singer said in a ...

Mexican American country star Johnny Rodriguez, known for chart-topping hits like 'Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,' is dead at 73 ...

The first popular Mexican American country artist, he was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” ...

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73. The popular Mexican American singer was best known for chart-topping ...

Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music's first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died.